AZ II vs Eindhoven Prediction

The home team is currently in 11th place, with 6 points won, after 2 wins and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Telstar by (3‑1). In the last match, they lost away to ADO Den Haag by (4‑1). This is a team affected by the home advantage, stronger when playing at home, since in the last 30 matches they have recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 32 conceded, against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats at home, with 26 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 home games, AZ II has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. The team allowed goals to its opponent in 3 of the last 4 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored with great regularity, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 4 games in this competition.

Jong AZ has won the two matches it has played at home so far and is one of the six teams in the 2023/2024 Eerste Divisie that has a 100% points record as home team. The team needs to redeem itself from the defeat suffered in the last round, by (4-1), away from home to ADO. To do this, they have the far right Jayden Addai, just 18 years old, who incredibly scored all 6 goals scored by Jong AZ in the league and is the championship’s top scorer. Collectively, Jong AZ stands out for being a team that values ​​possession of the ball, so much so that it has the 3rd best average in the competition (55.2%) and is also the 2nd club that exchanges the most passes (399 per match). Defensively, he is second in tackles (with a rate of 18.8 tackles per game), but there is a concern in the goalkeeper position. Hobie Verhulst and Daniel Deen played in the 1st and 2nd rounds, respectively, but are part of the AZ Alkmaar main team, which competes in the Eredivisie and also the UEFA Europa Conference League. Thus, coach Jan Sierksma gave the opportunity to Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, 19 years old, in the last two matches and he ended up conceding 5 goals. With an average of 2.5 goals conceded per match, Owuso-Oduro has the 2nd worst record of goals conceded per performance in this Eerste Divisie. Much of the Jong AZ team returns from an international experience, in which Jong AZ lost to Boca Juniors Sub 20, from Argentina, in the Sub 20 Intercontinental Cup, after a draw (1-1) in normal time with the Argentines winning on penalties. by (4-1).